Mattress Sheet Stay Apparatus

ABSTRACT

A mattress sheet stay apparatus for securing fitted sheets to a mattress includes an upper frame having an upper head portion, an upper foot portion, an upper left portion, and an upper right portion. The upper frame is configured to conform to a perimeter of a mattress. A lower frame has a lower head portion, a lower foot portion, a lower left portion, and a lower right portion. The lower frame conforms to the upper frame. A plurality of vertical sections is coupled between the upper frame and the lower frame. Each vertical section is configured to conform to a height of the mattress. Each of the upper frame, the lower frame, and the vertical sections have a high coefficient of friction.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to mattress accessory devices and more particularly pertains to a new mattress accessory device for securing fitted sheets to a mattress.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to mattress accessory devices for maintaining fitted sheets in place on mattress. When addressing the problem with standard sheets, the prior art employs retaining devices having straps and clips that either attach to the mattress or extend underneath the mattress, and in turn clip onto the sheet to secure it in place. Such devices require additional time consuming steps when changing sheets and have hard elements that can potentially damage the mattress or sheets. The prior art alternatively addresses the issue by proposing a modified sheet. These modified sheets employ an additional elasticized perimeter band or elasticized straps that pass beneath the mattress. Such inventions do not aid users with sheets they already own and also severely limit optionality when shopping for new sheets. The present invention offers a solution employing a soft, safe, apparatus to increase friction that can be used with any sheets without causing damage or impeding the changing process.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising an upper frame having an upper head portion, an upper foot portion, an upper left portion, and an upper right portion. The upper frame is configured to conform to a perimeter of a mattress. A lower frame has a lower head portion, a lower foot portion, a lower left portion, and a lower right portion. The lower frame conforms to the upper frame. A plurality of vertical sections is coupled between the upper frame and the lower frame. Each vertical section is configured to conform to a height of the mattress. Each of the upper frame, the lower frame, and the vertical sections have a high coefficient of friction.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a mattress sheet stay apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 4 thereof, a new mattress accessory device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the mattress sheet stay apparatus 10 generally comprises an upper frame 12 having an upper head portion 14, an upper foot portion 16, an upper left portion 18, and an upper right portion 20. The upper frame 12 is configured to conform to a perimeter of a mattress 22. A lower frame 24 has a lower head portion 26, a lower foot portion 28, a lower left portion 30, and a lower right portion 32. The lower frame 24 conforms to the upper frame 12. A plurality of vertical sections 34 is coupled between the upper frame 12 and the lower frame 24. Each vertical section 34 is configured to conform to a height of the mattress 22. The plurality of vertical sections 34 may be four vertical sections 34 extending between a plurality of rounded corners 36 of each of the upper frame 12 and the lower frame 24. The apparatus 10 is thus configured to cover all edges of the mattress 22. Each of the upper frame 12, the lower frame 24, and the vertical sections 34 has a high coefficient of friction and may be silicon. Each of the upper frame 12, the lower frame 24, and the vertical sections 34 may also have a uniform circular cross-section 38.

In use, the apparatus 10 is placed around the mattress 22 to cover all edges. A sheet 40 is then fitted onto the mattress 22 and is less likely to accidentally come off due to the high coefficient of friction of the apparatus 10. For increased support, a bottom edge 42 of the sheet may be tucked around the lower frame 24 as shown in FIG. 4.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. 

1. A mattress sheet stay apparatus comprising: an upper frame, the upper frame comprising an upper head portion, an upper foot portion, an upper left portion, and an upper right portion, the upper frame being planar wherein the upper frame is configured to conform to a perimeter of a mattress; a lower frame, the lower frame comprising a lower head portion, a lower foot portion, a lower left portion, and a lower right portion, the lower frame being planar and vertically aligned and spaced relative to the upper frame such that the lower frame is parallel with the upper frame; and a plurality of vertical sections coupled to said extending between the upper frame and the lower frame, each vertical section being configured to conform to a height of the mattress wherein the upper frame, lower frame and vertical sections define a rectangular prismatic frame configured to extend around the mattress whereby the upper frame, lower frame and vertical sections are positioned to enhance frictional engagement of a sheet to the mattress when the sheet is positioned over the mattress.
 2. The mattress sheet stay apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the plurality of vertical sections being four vertical sections extending between a plurality of corners of each of the upper frame and the lower frame.
 3. The mattress sheet stay apparatus of claim 2 further comprising the corners of each of the upper frame and the lower frame being rounded.
 4. The mattress sheet stay apparatus of claim 1 further comprising each of the upper frame, the lower frame, and the vertical sections being silicon.
 5. The mattress sheet stay apparatus of claim 1 further comprising each of the upper frame, the lower frame, and the vertical sections having a circular cross-section.
 6. A mattress sheet stay apparatus comprising: an upper frame, the upper frame comprising an upper head portion, an upper foot portion, an upper left portion, and an upper right portion, the upper frame being planar wherein the upper frame is configured to conform to a perimeter of a mattress; a lower frame, the lower frame comprising a lower head portion, a lower foot portion, a lower left portion, and a lower right portion, the lower frame being planar and vertically aligned and spaced relative to the upper frame such that the lower frame is parallel with the upper frame; and a plurality of vertical sections coupled between the upper frame and the lower frame, each vertical section being configured to conform to a height of the mattress wherein the upper frame, lower frame and vertical sections define a rectangular prismatic frame configured to extend around the mattress whereby the upper frame, lower frame and vertical sections are positioned to enhance frictional engagement of a sheet to the mattress when the sheet is positioned over the mattress, the plurality of vertical sections being four vertical sections extending between a plurality of rounded corners of each of the upper frame and the lower frame; wherein each of the upper frame, the lower frame, and the vertical sections is silicon and has a circular cross-section. 